LITTLE ROCK – Little Rock swimming and diving's Laura Ruiz Astorga and Samantha Gray have been selected as the Missouri Valley Conference's Swimmer and Diver of the Week, the league announced Tuesday afternoon.
Ruiz Astorga was part of four Trojan records that fell in this past weekend's Little Rock Christmas Invitational. Individually, Ruiz Astorga broke two records in the 100-yard freestyle and the 200-yard backstroke with times of 51.47 and 2:04.34, respectively. Her 100 free time was the third-fastest by an MVC swimmer this season while her 200 backstroke time was the seventh-fastest.
Along with teammates Nuria Gallego Murica, Courtney Coe and Emma Doll, Little Rock broke the 400-yard medley relay record with a time of 3:51.